Your face in profile, and the color of your hair
They seemed a good match for this quiet desk
In the potatoes that were a bit bland
In the pasta that was a bit oversalted, if I recall

At the depths of nights when you weren’t by my side
I saw how small I was, enough to hate myself
In those stupid spats and tears
In that face that jokingly smiled

An empty kitchen, unflapping curtains
I can’t say it, I just can’t
That I’m okay being alone
Just talk about a bright future, in an approachable voice
So even if I’m wrong or scared, I can be by your side

So laugh, laugh, laugh, just like that
And surely, as if by magic, the world was remade
You took the depression that loomed over this room, that I couldn’t be saved from
Chewed it well, and swallowed it down like it was delicious

And besides, you probably don’t know how much I was saved by you
Tomorrow, if perhaps we meet, it’d be nice if we could be honest with each other

Now your cheeks, and the bridge of your nose
They seem a good match for this quiet desk
The sweet cherry bonbons abandoned in the room
The tarte Tatin we killed ourselves making

A tense kitchen, a timer out of batteries
I can’t say it, I just can’t
That I’ve grown to hate it
Just talk about two people’s feelings, in an approachable voice
So I can tell you without being embarrassed

So laugh, laugh, laugh, just like that
And hold the world as if it’s finally reached the point it can freely forgive you
You scooped out the first spoonful of the cooked meal
Blew on it happily, and served it up to me

And besides, suppose you did know how much I was saved by you
Then tomorrow, if perhaps we met, it’d be nice if we could put it all into words

One more time!

So laugh, laugh, laugh, just like that
And surely, as if by magic, the world was remade
You took the depression that loomed over this room, that I couldn’t be saved from
Chewed it well, and swallowed it down like it was delicious

And besides, you probably don’t know how much I was saved by you
Tomorrow, if perhaps we meet, it’d be nice if we could be honest with each other